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  • Otley MP in 'self-isolation' over coronavirus scare

    OTLEY'S MP has gone into self-isolation due to a coronavirus scare. Alex Sobel (Lab, Leeds North West) says he has taken the step as a precaution after attending the UK Bus Summit in London on February 6 where another attendee later tested positive

  • Future of school bus is secured

    ILKLEY district councillor Kyle Green (Con) has spoken of his delight after receiving confirmation that the campaign to save the vital P99 school bus has been successful. Cllr Green said he has received word from West Yorkshire Combined Authority

  • A Victorian benefactor in Guiseley

    IT IS almost 130 years since the death of Matthew William Thompson - but today his legacy still lives on in Guiseley. It is thanks to him that the town has its theatre - which is now entering a new phase. Guiseley theatre CIC has just announced

  • Meat-free menu being trialled at Wharfedale school

    STUDENTS and teachers at Prince Henry’s Grammar School are giving a meat-free menu a try. The Otley school’s restaurant, Henry’s Diner, has started offering only vegetarian or vegan hot meals on Tuesdays. The move has been made to both support

  • Charity celebrates National Lottery donation

    LOCAL community group Ilkley and District Good Neighbours is celebrating being awarded almost £1000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with older residents in the area. The donation will be used to help fund a number of excursions

  • Volunteers needed to plan over 90s party

    ONE of the area’s most popular charity events, the annual Over 90’s Party, is appealing for volunteers to help this year with its organisation. Hosted by Ilkley and District Good Neighbours, the event has been running for almost forty years and has

  • Bettys & Taylors donates £173,520 to good causes

    EMPLOYEES at Yorkshire family business, Bettys & Taylors, have raised over £86,760 for eight Yorkshire charities. Matched pound for pound by the business, this results in £173,520 being donated to good causes. Staff from across the company nominate

  • Cecellia’s tea party raises charity cash

    A YOUNG Menston girl has raised £400 for the charity Together for Short Lives. Cecellia Ward held an afternoon tea at The Old Barn in Esholt which was attended by 40 people. Together with a raffle the event raised £400 for the charity which is

  • British Empire Medal

    Cyril Blackburn proudly displays his British Empire Medal in this undated photograph from the Wharfedale Observer's archives. Mr Blackburn of Back Lane, Guiseley, was pictured showing the medal to his wife, mother-in-law and another woman. The photograph

  • Cyber crime experts give advice on how to stay safe online

    ONE hundred and forty members of Ilkley & District U3A attended a meeting at the Clarke Foley Centre in Ilkley, to hear how to stay safe online. Cyber-crime experts from the police and computer world gave their time and expertise to outline the

  • Expert to give tinnitus talk at Airedale Hospital

    AN expert from the British Tinnitus Association is to give a talk at Airedale Hospital. Colette Bunker, the association’s volunteer and support group manager, is addressing the next meeting of Keighley Tinnitus Support Group. “I always look forward

  • Donation is music to the ears of Bradford’s Music Service

    YOUNG musicians are set to breathe new life into two vintage clarinets. Bradford Council’s music service has been gifted a pair of the woodwind instruments by an Oxford woman who wanted them to return to their Yorkshire roots. Liz Cairncross, contacted

  • Clarinet trio at King’s Hall, Ilkley

    Review of Ilkley Concert Club: Metamorphoses at the King’s Hall, February 12, 2020 METAMORPHOSES is a clarinet trio comprising British-American clarinetist, Jean Johnson, with Dutch-born violist, Roeland Jagers and, for their current tour, the German

  • Super seven celebrate exam success

    SEVEN Year 6 pupils from Ilkley’s Westville House School are celebrating after all passing their entrance exams to Bradford Grammar School. William Farrar, 11, Oliver Freeley,10, Dylan Jones,10, Jake Robinson,11 and Rory Wilkinson,11 were all thrilled

  • Wharfedale walkers invited to take on Three Peaks Challenge

    ENERGETIC volunteers from Wharfedale are being sought to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. The British Red Cross in Yorkshire is keen to get local walkers signed up for its big fundraiser this summer. The trek takes place on Saturday

  • Work of Ilkley artists on the big screen

    ILKLEY-based artists, Kerry J Stoker and Laura Dawes, will be among six local artists with artwork featured on the Big Screen in City Park, Bradford, in a presentation of local artwork, titled ‘Spring 2020’. The presentation is part of an ongoing

  • Old fashioned drama unfolds at Ilkley Playhouse

    Ilkley Playhouse OVER the past few weeks we all experienced the calm before Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis hit the country, bringing about plenty of disruption in their wake. In the Wharfeside Theatre from March 5 to14 the audience will witness the

  • New spa opens in Ilkley hotel

    STUART Cummings MBE, former Match Officials Director of the Rugby Football League, and former international referee cut the ribbon to officially open the new Verbeia Spa at The Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley. More than 200 local businesses and residents

  • New Ilkley sports bar opens

    NEW Ilkley sports bar; Hub-Vybe has opened its doors. The launch of the venue on on January 31 was well attended by Ilkley businesses and personalities, who came out to show support for the couple behind the venue, Kezia Bellamy and Lawrence Doyle.

  • Nature Notes

    by Ian Brand Wharfedale Naturalists Society wharfedale-nats.org.uk THE sky is blue and the temperature just above zero; it’s a perfect winter’s day. So seizing the opportunity I go out for a walk. “Never waste a day of sunshine! Walk, cycle

  • Mindmate Friendly status for Otley school

    AN OTLEY school is celebrating being awarded Mindmate Friendly status. Prince Henry’s Grammar School has achieved the standard in recognition of its work to support students’ social, emotional and mental health. An assessor from Mindmate Champions

  • Ilkley design practice shortlisted for global award

    ILKLEY-based interior design studio, Sturman & Co, has been recognised by the global interior design and architecture industry in this year’s International Design & Architecture Awards. The practice, founded by creative director, Bess Sturman, has

  • Man arrested after PCSO injured by car

    A 27-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for disqualified driving, dangerous driving and assaulting a PCSO in Burley-in-Wharfedale yesterday. The man has been released under investigation pending police ID procedures and CPS advice. Sergeant Terri